HIST 2057 Chapter : Reconstruction
Document Summary
It did too little to change black lives. During the times of reconstruction, if was considered radical or black. John f kennedy is unwilling to get involved with black white issues in the. The way we view the past affects the future south because he knows the negative tone reconstruction had in 1865. The problem with reconstruction is that if failed. Reconstruction starts when andrew johnson becomes president after lincoln and takes his ideas. Johnson appoints white southern unionists to be governors of each state. Tells them to call convention to create new state constitution. They treat black people terribly still (black code) Congress passed acts because they realized the south was still putting barriers between the whites and b lacks. For the most part they meet johnson"s terms. Legislation in the south controlled by white southerners. Was designed to help blacks transfer out of slavery.
